Education Research Assistant Preschool Classroom Observer – Florida (Gainesville, Jacksonville, and Orlando)
Full Time
Tallahassee, FL 32301
Posted
Job description
Overview:
This position offers a great opportunity to contribute to a large-scale study and gain valuable preschool classroom observation skills and experience using standardized observation protocols. This position will begin in September 2022. We will provide training and certification on the observation protocols in September 2022. Observations will be conducted in preschool classrooms through November 2022 and again in April-May 2023. Research assistants will be paid to participate in the training and for time conducting observations and other research activities. All travel and other expenses associated with the work will be reimbursed.
Candidates need to be within a 50 mile radius from classroom locations near Jacksonville, Gainesville, and Orlando, Florida. Responsibilities:
Required qualifications include:
COVID-19 vaccination is required, to the extent permitted by law.
Pay is $25 per hour for training hours as well as observation hours.
SRI International, an over 75-year strong pioneering research institute, has a rich history supporting government and industry. Our innovations have created new industries, billions of dollars in market value and lasting benefits to society. SRI is organized around broad disciplines and capabilities, with research and development divisions and labs to groups who excel at identifying new opportunities, developing products and creating custom solutions. Our organization is driven by impact - delivering unique solutions for the world's important challenges and transforming ideas into reality for clients and partners.
SRI Education is committed to bringing rigorous and equitable research and evaluation data to bear on important educational policy and practice decisions that ultimately benefit practitioners, students, and families. SRI Education, in collaboration with the University of Florida, Virginia Commonwealth University, and the U.S. Department of Education, is hiring temporary, part-time research assistants to conduct classroom observations of preschool classrooms for a national research study.
This position offers a great opportunity to contribute to a large-scale study and gain valuable preschool classroom observation skills and experience using standardized observation protocols. This position will begin in September 2022. We will provide training and certification on the observation protocols in September 2022. Observations will be conducted in preschool classrooms through November 2022 and again in April-May 2023. Research assistants will be paid to participate in the training and for time conducting observations and other research activities. All travel and other expenses associated with the work will be reimbursed.
Candidates need to be within a 50 mile radius from classroom locations near Jacksonville, Gainesville, and Orlando, Florida.
Classroom observers will be trained to reliably administer observation protocols in diverse preschool classrooms. Observers will be trained and certified on the CLASS tool as part of the project. Observers will be expected to reliably and respectfully conduct classroom visits, enter data in an online database, and regularly communicate with project leadership.
Qualifications:
Preferred Qualifications include:
- Bachelor’s or master’s degree in Education, Psychology, Social Work, or related field is strongly preferred.
- Candidates working toward their PhD are welcome.
- Experience administering classroom observation protocols (for example, CLASS) is strongly preferred.
Required qualifications include:
- Prior experience conducting research and/or working with children in early childhood or early elementary settings.
- Ability to work at least 24 - 32 hours per week during typical school hours (8am-3pm).
- Reliable car and valid driver’s license.
- Passing a criminal background check and tuberculosis test.
- Reliable internet connection.
- Compliance with school and district-level health and safety regulations. For example, site requirements may include testing for COVID-19 prior to entering the school, providing proof of vaccination, and/or personal protective equipment (PPE) (e.g., wearing masks while in the school).
COVID-19 vaccination is required, to the extent permitted by law.
Pay is $25 per hour for training hours as well as observation hours.
SRI International, an over 75-year strong pioneering research institute, has a rich history supporting government and industry. Our innovations have created new industries, billions of dollars in market value and lasting benefits to society. SRI is organized around broad disciplines and capabilities, with research and development divisions and labs to groups who excel at identifying new opportunities, developing products and creating custom solutions. Our organization is driven by impact - delivering unique solutions for the world's important challenges and transforming ideas into reality for clients and partners.
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